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Deanna Rupa was arrested and charged with second-degree criminal mischief that was spray-painted on a city-owned basketball court Feb. 8 on Cleaver Court in Lebanon.

On March 31, Rupa, 43, of 213 N. Proctor Knott Avenue was arrested a second time for third-degree criminal mischief. The second arrest was in connection with a second incident of vandalism at the Cleaver Court basketball court on March 6.

Enjoy the great outdoors - that was the overall message during Friday's grand opening of the newly renovated Cecil L. Gorley Naturalist Trail in Lebanon. Elaine Wilson, executive director of the Kentucky Office for Adventure Tourism, was in attendance and gave a message from Gov. Steve Beshear who was unable to attend.

Limestone Branch Distillery in Lebanon celebrated its grand opening Saturday, April 14. The distillery, owned by brothers Steve and Paul Beam, filled its first bourbon barrel. The Beam brothers allowed everyone in attendance to sign the barrel, which was made by Kentucky Cooperage. Those people will also get first dibs on the bourbon once it's aged.

In 1812, Mary Rhodes, Christina Stuart and Ann Havern took their vows at St. Charles Catholic Church in St. Mary becoming the founding members of the Sisters of Loretto under the guidance of Fr. Charles Nerinckx.

Two hundred years later, the order has had 3,133 members who have reached across the globe. Today, the order's 215 sisters and 214 co-members are active in 31 states and 11 countries.

Marion County Superintendent Chuck Hamilton said the school district is starting to get requests from parents for specific schools for their children next year, and he wanted to remind the public that the district plans to stick to its district boundary lines.

"We are sticking very closely to the attendance boundaries that were established by the board some years ago," Hamilton said during the school board's regular monthly meeting Tuesday of last week. "We really have to do this because all of our schools are full."

April 12 was the final day of the 2012 regular session of the General Assembly, and on Friday, April 13, Gov. Steve Beshear issued a call for a special session, which started Monday, to address two issues: the transportation budget and the pill mill bill, legislation aimed at addressing the availability of prescription drugs.

Beshear blamed his 2011 election opponent, Senate President David Williams, for the need to call the session.

The Kentucky Commission on Human Rights is gathering information about an April 5 incident at Susie's Bottoms Up in Raywick, in which multiple people said they were initially denied entrance to the bar because of their race.

According to individuals who visited the bar that night, African-Americans were not being allowed inside, allegedly as a response to an incident the previous week.

The Warrior Dash is coming to Marion County.
As of Tuesday morning, the Warrior Dash website lists Pope's Creek Ranch, 2300 Ed Sullivan Road in Lebanon, as the "battleground" for a race on June 23.
The Warrior Dash is the world's largest running series. Its races feature a boot-camp style obstacles along a 3.4-mile course.
"We are very excited about this," said Nicky Reynolds, the executive director of the Lebanon Tourist and Convention Commission.